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Maggie Smith Tries to Make the Divorce Memoir Beautiful
Her new book, “You Could Make This Place Beautiful,” is an exploration of what happened to her marriage after she…
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Hungary’s Habsburg Ambassador to the Pope, With an Offbeat Résumé
Eduard Habsburg, Viktor Orban’s man at the Vatican, took the post after a career as a zombie movie screenwriter, novelist…
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April Stevens Dies at 93; Her ‘Deep Purple’ Became a Surprise Hit
Her unusual version of the standard, which she recorded with her brother, Nino Tempo, reached No. 1 on the Billboard…
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Montana House Votes to Discipline Transgender Lawmaker
Legislators voted to bar Representative Zooey Zephyr, a recently elected transgender legislator, from the House chamber for the remainder of…
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Oklahoma Panel Declines to Spare Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip
Recent investigations have cast doubt on his conviction for arranging the 1997 murder of a motel owner. His execution is…
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Documents Reflect Persistent, if Unfounded, Speculation on Putin’s Health
Leaked materials include unsubstantiated intelligence about a Ukrainian politician’s claim that the Russian leader is undergoing chemotherapy.
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Karl Berger, 88, Who Opened Minds of Generations of Musicians, Is Dead
A vibraphonist, pianist, educator and musical thinker, he co-founded the Creative Music Studio to bring all kinds of musicians together…
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Banned Bunnies
In 1959, the picture-book nuptials of a black rabbit and a white rabbit caused intense debate across the nation.
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Mystery of Ex-Dictator’s Whereabouts Adds to Crisis in Sudan
After speculation that Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who had been serving a prison sentence, had been freed, the army said that…
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Singapore Hangs Man for Conspiring to Traffic 2 Pounds of Cannabis
Human rights groups called the punishment far too severe and raised questions about due process.